tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1813517322181404563.post2042853803280298464..comments2018-01-17T00:42:51.293-05:00Comments on The Education Reporter: Asking a leopard to change its spotsEducation Reporterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07882400443469062411noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1813517322181404563.post-64983658599387363122014-09-05T11:03:05.391-04:002014-09-05T11:03:05.391-04:00Anon 13 August, 2014 12:32
There you go again, pu...Anon 13 August, 2014 12:32<br /><br />There you go again, putting words in my mouth and making claims about my motives. That could be dangerous territory for you.<br /><br />If you&#39;d actually read what was written and its intent, you&#39;d see we&#39;re actually mostly in agreement on a number of points.<br /><br />HugoEducation Reporterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07882400443469062411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1813517322181404563.post-34404452463975046912014-08-13T14:49:53.386-04:002014-08-13T14:49:53.386-04:00&quot;You realize that in some communities, the ca...&quot;You realize that in some communities, the catholic school is the ONLY option. I can name a few communities, including my own, that only have catholic high schools. It is important in those cases that people can opt out of religious teachings if they are not interested or would prefer to learn more useful things in preparation to the workplace.&quot;<br /><br />Where? The &quot;ONLY&quot; Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1813517322181404563.post-40674124933446766642014-08-13T14:28:30.324-04:002014-08-13T14:28:30.324-04:00You realize that in some communities, the catholic...You realize that in some communities, the catholic school is the ONLY option. I can name a few communities, including my own, that only have catholic high schools. It is important in those cases that people can opt out of religious teachings if they are not interested or would prefer to learn more useful things in preparation to the workplace.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1813517322181404563.post-13420758916837297392014-08-13T14:24:53.337-04:002014-08-13T14:24:53.337-04:00I&#39;m an atheist. I went to Catholic school my e...I&#39;m an atheist. I went to Catholic school my entire schooling life, which helped me discover my atheism. I am a strong supporter of secularism. However, I completely agree with the writer. If you choose to go to Catholic school then suck it up and take the course. Otherwise let&#39;s cut the pretense, defund the boards and offer religion as an elective in public schoolsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1813517322181404563.post-67088644797829362142014-08-13T12:36:34.813-04:002014-08-13T12:36:34.813-04:00All these parents/students have done is perfectly ...All these parents/students have done is perfectly illustrated the inherent problems, contradictions and issues that exist when you have exclusive faith-based funding in education.<br /><br />And if recent court – and board, for that matter – decisions are any indication, the “Catholic” part of the Roman Catholic school system may soon disappear. At that point, why even bother?<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1813517322181404563.post-43053032863012324242014-08-13T12:32:05.766-04:002014-08-13T12:32:05.766-04:00“You&#39;ve made an assumption that&#39;s unfounde...“You&#39;ve made an assumption that&#39;s unfounded about where I&#39;ve come from with that thought.”<br /><br />Nah. It was based clearly on what you wrote.<br /><br />“The faith-based elements of the boards are based on church dogma. If the church isn&#39;t changing/adapting to match where we&#39;ve headed as a society, it&#39;s silly to continue to expect the school boards&#39; positions on Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1813517322181404563.post-23804580203185797932014-08-13T10:33:15.912-04:002014-08-13T10:33:15.912-04:00Anon 13 Aug. 9:42--
You&#39;ve made an assumption ...Anon 13 Aug. 9:42--<br />You&#39;ve made an assumption that&#39;s unfounded about where I&#39;ve come from with that thought.<br /><br />I don&#39;t support the church&#39;s stance on many issues. That&#39;s why I don&#39;t attend church and I when/if I have children, I won&#39;t register them in Catholic schools. What I&#39;m not going to do is register my kids in Catholic schools and then get Education Reporterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07882400443469062411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1813517322181404563.post-33565312969405155822014-08-13T09:42:17.507-04:002014-08-13T09:42:17.507-04:00“We can&#39;t keep asking the Catholic school syst...“We can&#39;t keep asking the Catholic school system to change its faith to suit our changing mores and understanding of who should be able to do (or not do) what within those schools.”<br /><br />What an absolute piece of dreck! Of course we can ask the antiquated Church to alter its archaic beliefs if they run counter to modern, secular thinking! In fact, because it’s a publicly funded Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com